CHEMUK 2024 preview

CHEMUK 2024 is the UK’s largest annual chemical, laboratory and process industries exhibition. It’s back at the NEC Birmingham from 15th-16th May 2024, with over 500 exhibitors, 150 speakers and split across four show zones: Chemicals Supply Show zone, Chemicals Management Show zone, Process & Chemical Engineering Show zone and the Chemical Laboratory Show zone.

With specialist exhibitors showcasing brands and services across laboratory, process and plant engineering and supply chain functions, it is the trade event of the year for the industry. This year’s exhibitors will be bringing the latest offerings from chemicals, raw materials & ingredients, process and plant engineering, chemical operations & logistics, laboratory equipment & services, HSE and other related services.

The CHEMUK Conference offers a leading programme of expert keynote speakers, panel discussions and features hot topics impacting the chemical industries, such as: UK REACH, Bioprocessing, Energy Management, Sustainability, Digitalisation, AI, The Hydrogen Economy, Formulation, Pharma Focus and much more. Keynote speaker Thomas Birk, Managing Director of BASF plc will be discussing ‘Why we need a consistent approach to circularity in the Chemical industry’ and Vivi Hollertt, Chief Sustainability & Communications Officer for Nouryon will be looking at ‘For a greener and cleaner future.’

The Chemicals Supply Show has exhibitors covering the following specialist topics: Agrochemicals, Fuels, Oils & Lubricants, HI & I Cleaning products/Biocidal, Paints/Inks/Adhesives/Sealants/Coatings & Treatments/ Construction, Water & Waste treatment, Polymers/ Elastomers and much more.

The Process & Chemical Engineering Show has exhibitors from the following areas: Chemical Metering & Dosing, Gaskets & Sealing, Pipes, Hoses & Couplings, Pumps, Valves & Flow Solutions, Energy/Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical Process Industries, Water/Waste and much more.

The Chemical Management Show has exhibitors from: Associations/Industry Bodies/Media, Business Operations, Health & Safety/Environmental Protection/Waste Management, Logistics & Transportation, Packaging & Labelling and much more.

The Chemicals Management Show has exhibitors from: Benchtop & Pilot-scale equipment, Lab Process Engineering, Control & Automation, Chemical analysis, Characterisation, Sampling, Testing, Measurement & QA/QC services, Chromatography, Formulation and much more.

In this issue of Industry Update, we have featured one of our predicted Top Exhibitors for CHEMUK 2024: Suurmond UK, see page 20 in this issue.

Suurmond UK has been designing, manufacturing and delivering sustainable solutions since 1974, directly to the processing industry with dedicated product portfolios for:

• Fluid Handling: (Pulseless gear pumps and pump systems, dosing systems, sensors and transducers.)

• Polymer Handling: Pulseless polymer gear pumps, filtration systems, control systems, sensors and transducers.

• R&D: Glass reactor systems

If you’re looking for complete solutions for pulseless flow in the processing industry, Suurmond UK offers premium rotary positive displacement pumps for innovative, modular solutions. The pumps can be customised for specific applications, with a view to the fluid’s chemical properties, operating temperatures and viscosity.

Here at Industry Update, we would also like to highlight some other exhibitors, including AVAL: a supplier of ATEXapproved low pressure and vacuum equipment in The Process & Chemical Engineering Show. This includes: flame arresters, regulators and control valves, tank gas blanketing valves and pilot-operated vent valves.

If you’re looking for leading pumps, valves and flow solutions, AVAL is the sole distributor for Cashco, Kaye MacDonald, Sensiflo and Valve Concepts equipment, and additionally is the exclusive UK agent for Lupi conservation vents and flame arresters since 1988. With customer service in mind, AVAL offers a Field Services program that provides bespoke maintenance programmes for individual applications.

A second exhibitor in The Process & Chemical Engineering Show that we would like to highlight is Jacquet Weston Engineering: A leader in the customised design and manufacturing of process plant and ancillary equipment for the surface finishing industry. With a state-of-the-art purpose built factory, the dedicated team can design, manufacture, assemble and dry-run process plants, including large ones.

CHEMUK 2023 had a staggering 3,956 attendees over the two-day event, which was a 41% leap in visitors. The professional backgrounds of visitors were wide and included: broad chemicals, chemical products and chemical-user industries, with many coming from the UK, Ireland, Europe, China, Israel and the USA. The reviews from last year were overwhelming positive with one commenter: Section Head for Concept Life Sciences stating it was like,’ ‘Disney for Chemists!’

To find out more about CHEMUK 2024, the exhibitor list and visitor demographics, please see the website below: https://www.chemicalukexpo.com